VOL. XLII

No. 31

2-August-1999

IRAN

Forouzandeh Appointed Head of MJF

Iran痴 supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on 22 Julyappointed Mr. Mohammad Forouzandeh as the new head of the Mostazafan andJanbazan Foundation (MJF), the largest economic conglomerate in Iran. Mr.Forouzandeh, a former defense minister and chairman of the board of thestate-run Khuzestan Steel Industries Company, replaces Mr. Mohsen Rafiqdoust, aleading hardline political figure who headed the foundation in the past decade.MJF...